Dermot O’Leary knew Tina O’Brien’s daughter Scarlett was a star after school visit

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This Morning host Dermot O'Leary has revealed that he might have a secret knack for spotting talented rising stars. While sitting down with the ITV show's guest, Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien, the former X Factor presenter, 48, admitted that he predicted her 13 year old daughter Scarlett - who's set to appear on an upcoming BBC reboot of Waterloo Road - was destined for big things when he went to her school to do a book talk.

Speaking about how Scarlett will soon be in the spotlight just like her soap star mum and actor dad Ryan Thomas, Dermot's co-host Alison Hammond said: "What's lovely is that your own daughter, Scarlett, she's actually taking in your footsteps as well.

She's going to be in Waterloo Road." "She is," proud mum Tina, 38, who plays Weatherfield's Sarah, beamed. "She's started filming." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter "I met Scarlett," Dermot then revealed. "I did a talk - unbeknown to me, I didn't know she was your daughter - I did a talk at Scarlett's school and at the end we went for a book tour, and they were like, 'Any questions?', and there was this girl in the front row..." "Was she front and centre?!" Tina laughed. "She always manages to get there, wherever she is in life." Dermot replied: "Yes!

There was no doubt who the star was at this school. She was lovely, she was so welcoming." "Well, you've probably made her day now if she watches this," Tina continued.